Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1955 — Page 4

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Calls For Tighter Checks On Fabrics Cite Near Tragedy In Vets* Hospital WASHINGTON (JNS)-The sto ry of s pip© smoking hospitalised; war veteran whose bed jacket ■ burst into flames prompted the federal trade commission today to call for tighter fabric checks. FTQ chairman John W. G wynne said the near tragedy occurred in the Walla Walla, Wash., veterans ; hospital. He declared that it illus trates what he called "the danggerously limited protection” afforded under the flammable fab-: AT KAYE’S SHOE STORE . . . IT’S . . . 4 doors So. of Bank Decatur, Ind. —

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rtc» law of 1954. I The "anti-torch” provisions of i the present act apply only to wear-1 ing apparel and to fabrics intended I for use in making clothing. ,The veteran's bed jacket. was ; made from a highly flammable blanket by members of the American Legion auxiliary post, Harvey H. Hannah, chief of the . FTC’s wool, fur and flammable I fabrics division, emphasized that. members of the auxiliary, attempt- j Ing to aid hospitalized veterans, had no way of knowing that the fabric, was dangerous. He reported that an ambulatory patient accidentally knocked some ashes from bis pii>e onto his jacket. Fortunately, Hannah said, the patient—not identified by namehad free use of his arms and was able to pull off the garment. All similar jackets were then taken away from patients. A flam- j mability test made, by Walla Wdlla, fire chief Leonard Adams showed that such a garment would be consumed by flames in one minute. Hannah added: “Samples were sent to the FTC and we found them to be even more flammable than the so called 'torch' sweaters that caught the nation’s attention in early 1953.” Gwynne proposed that congress 1 next year extend the present law to cover bedding material as well as wearing apparel. SYDNEY, Australia UNS) — Radioactive cobalt is to be used in experiments at New South Wales University of Technology to sterilize canned foods and to kill mi-cro-organisms which destroy canned food products.

Unusual Accident Is Basis Os Suit $50,000 Suit In Van Wert Court An unusual accident which hapI pened in 1953 on US 224 a few i miles east of the state line has resulted in a 950.0H0 suit being filed in the Van - Wert court of common pleas, by James Reed of Van Wert against Karl Knodel. The Van Wert Times-Bulletin has this to say about the aaffir: The suit is based on an accident about 6:15 p. m. November 21. 1953, on west U. S. route 224, in which the plaintiff was a passenger in a car owned by Paul K. i Tomlinson, and the defendant was driver of a car owned by Floyd Schweikle. f The petition alleges that under a pre-arranged plan, a race was set to test the acceleration of the cars driven by James Tomlinson and the defendant. The race was from a standing start. It is charged that as the car in which the plaintiff was a passenger attempted to pass the car driven by the defendant, it was forced off the highway and struck a bridge. James Tomlinson and Wayne Magers, also a passenger in the Tomlinson auto, were killed. The petitioner contends that his injuries were due to negligence on the part of the defendant. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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THIS IS AN ARTIST'S IMPRESSION of the type of satellite which engineers are now developing in the United States to circle the earth within the next two years. AU energy for the motor and the transmitters wiU be obtained from the sun, and the satellite will, during its short stay in the fringes of space automatically signal back to earth readings taken by the many and varied instruments packed into its small dimensions. The missile reportedly wiU be the size of a basketbaU, weighing roughly 110 pounds It wiU circle the earth every 00 minutes at an altitude of between 200 and 300 miles. After several days, perhaps even a week, the slight friction of the highly rarefied air wiU reduce the speed and the satellite will gradually fall in a shallow spiral toward the earth, vaporizing in the manner of a meteor as it races into the denser atmosphere at lower altitudes. The projectile s flight wiU be followed as much as possible bv radar eouinment. fLondon Sphere from Central Press)

msEmnca Completes Furlough Pfc. Clarence G. Cottrell has been home on a 21-day furlough; visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. (Grover Cottrell of 506 Patterson street. Cottrell left Wednesday for Fort Dix, N. J., and from there he will report for overseas duty. Minor Appointed As Sales Manager DETROIT -The promotion of Jaffit W. Minor, director of advertising and merchandising for Dodge division. Chrysler Corporation, to the newly-created post of sales manager in charge of advertising, merchandising and related sales activities. was announced today by Byron J. Nichols, vice-president and general salts manager. His new duties will concern themselves with all phases of these activities for both Dodge passenger cars and Dodge trucks, Nichols announced. In his new capacity as sales manager, Minor‘s responsibilities will be broadened to include dealer relation 9, customer and public relations. as well as working directly with the Dodge dealers' advisory council, coordinating factory and dealer and activities. EARL OESTREICHER, Miami Beach t motorcycle policeman, is shown at the coroner's inquiry in Philadelphia into the death of his wife, Doris, food chain heiress.. A medical examiner ruled that the death of Mrs. Doris Jean Silver Oestreicher, ?2, after an abortion, was a homicide and directed immediate prosecution of each and every person connected with her death. Assistant District Attorney L. Kalish said: "No arrests will be made until there is an”ironclad case.” *

Raps Exchange Programs For U. 1, Russia .j Americans Warned On Being Blinded By Soviet Policy PARIS HNS) — A serrate subcommittee chief counsel who traveled extensively through Russia rapped Soviet - American exchange programs today. He warned Ameri cans against being "blinded by the bear's smile,” Robert Kennedy, son of Joseph P. Kennedy, financier and former ambassador to Britain, gave his views to International News Service in an exclusive interview upon his arrival in Paris after leaving the Soviet Union. , Kennedy, chief counsel of the senate investigations subcpmmiL tee, who traveled with associate justice William O. Douglas, criticied the exchange programs because he said: "They let the Russians profit 100 per cent to our zero. "We should derive something from this new policy. We should have a definite arrangement with the Soviets for equal, reciprocal exchange of ideas and material. "The United States must keep itseyes on where it is going." Kennedy, who entered the Soviet Union Aug. 1 for his tour after visiting middle eastern states, said the United States must be careful in reducing armaments and relax .ing the embargo on shipment of strategic goods to Russia. He stressed that the United. States must insist on an "equal deal", in’ an exchange of irrtormation under the new Soviet policy of "operation smile." "We all want peace.” he said, "but are apt to be blinded by the bear's smile." He said that the “smile policy' was easy for the Kremlin leaders because they can loosen control inside Russia without letting go of the reins. The Soviets, he said. have, been able “to jump a 19 year gap" that had put them behind the United States in agriculture as a result of the recent agricultural exchange mission whereby Soviet farm leaders visited the United States. was unable to obtain, however.' he said, “ordinary basic information and statistics on industry and agriculture during my trip." —He warned: , , “The Russian policy aimed at easing world tension has not af-fecteui-the theory of communism in the U.S.S.R. one bit. "i - ’ —~~ ■ ! Legion Plans Square Dance Monday Night Adams Post 13. American Legipn.' will hold a square dance for mcuibcia aud their wives or sweet-

hearts at the Legion home Monday night, starting at 9 o’clock. No admission will be charged and all members are invited to attend.

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New Union Demands Scored By Company Strike Is Still On At Richmond Plant INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Settlement talks ended late Wednesday night, in the strike at the Crosley Division of the Avco Manufacturing company at Richmond. Company spokesmen said that new demands of the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers were "cempletely unreal.” Nearly 2,000 unionists walked out on June 25 over a wage dispute and 1,400 stil lare striking. Company officials said the new demands included pensions, increased group insurance and other fringe benefits. The company has offered a wage hlge o> 17 cents an hour, to be spread over a three year period. The union demands 21 cents, spread over the same period. In Indianapolis, AFL International Associations of Machinists at two truck service departments of the International Harvester company struck Wednesday night because of slow wage negotiations. Picket lines were set up. __ About half of the 550 Westinghouse workers at Union City reported for work today, but the company expects full production by Friday. A three day national strike of the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers was settled Wednesday. Nine-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Hanged LIGONIBR, Ind. (INS) U-A verdie: of accidental death was returned today in the hanging of nine-year-old Harold Lee Fowler at play on a farm near Ligonier, Wednesday night. Police said the boy’s body was hanging from an electric extension cord which was entangled in a pulley hanging from a beam in a shed. The child apparently was strangled by the cord when be fell into a hole in the dirt floor of the shed. i- ■. 1 If you have something to sell or j rooms for rent, try a Democrat ■ Want Ad. It brings results. ■

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Court News Petition Approved The administrator’s petition to sell an automobile in the Marion T. McKean estate was approved by the court. Motion Sustained In the cause of Mary 8. Bailey, administratrix of the estate of Peter D. Bailey vs Oscar Ray, complaint for damages, defendant’s motion to strike certain words in allegation was sustained and the defendant’s motion to make complaint more specific was taken under advisement. Motion Filed In the damage suit of Donald Barkley vs David Barkley, motion of defendant was filed to make charges more specific. Enters Appearance In the quiet title suit of Ward Bowman and wife against Alfred Harrison, et al, Feed Lltterer, Decatur attorney, entered appearance for First State bank. Defendants Default Innthe suit to foreclose a lien filed by Albert Anderson, doing business as Anderson Industry, vs Robert Urick and Ethel Urick, defendants were called three times and defaulted. TEEPLE MOVING.* TRUCKING Local and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607 7th ANNUAL~T FORT WAYNE, IND. THE ARMORY SEPT. 22-23-24-25 Hours: 12 to 10 P. M. (Closing 6 P. M. Sunday) 50 EXHIBITORS I I A $250,000 EXHIBIT Admission 60c tax paid